Best scuba diving equipment to buy in 2014

Become the next Cousteau with this collection of the very best scuba gear

Kowalski Select 1250 LED

Arguably the most popular dive torch in the world, this is capable of shedding light on even the darkest and murkiest of depths. It's pretty bulky, but splashes up to 1,800 LED lumens across the ocean bed.

Atomic Aquatics T3 Regulator

Suunto DX Titanium

Information is vital when you're under the sea. The world's first watch-sized dive computer is compatible with re-breathers, has a 3D compass built-in and a decompression algorithm for safe, bends-free ascents.

Waterproof W4

This innovative wetsuit's revolutionary Microcell Neoprene material claims to be twenty per cent more crush-resistant – and, therefore, warmer under pressure. Bonus: it makes you look like the new recruit on the Starship Enterprise.

C4 Red Falcon 40

Seadoo RS1

Alternatively, if even kicking your flippers is too much effort, there's this 500W sea scooter that hits underwater speeds of up to 4mph. A self-filling ballast hull makes the scooter neutrally buoyant and a cinch to manoeuvre, too.

Atomic Ti6 Titanium Dive Knife

Now this is a knife: a corrosion-resistant titanium blade to stay sharp in fresh and salt water. There's a serrated edge and a line-cutting notch for slicing nets, plus a big, pointy end for scaring off sealife.